Entries from April 2008

23 April 2008

admitting defeat.

Yes, Guinnes is a cute dog. Yes, the idea of a cute little thing following me around with sad eyes and an indefatigable sense of loyalty.
But the truth is I made the decision too quickly. And I’m not ready. It feels all-to-dramatic and as though I’m contemplating some kind of true motherhood [...]

12 April 2008

a new addition

I couldn’t help it.
Sitting out by the pool with Jen the other day, my heart was lost to this sweet thing:

A girl in Jen’s apartment complex has been fostering the puppy for the Humane Society, but let’s talk about how as soon as I picked it up it relaxed immediately and promptly fell asleep in [...]

6 April 2008

it’s that time again

this seems to happen right about this time of the spring.  For this, I will be grateful to not be a student surrounded by students, where most of my relationships are defined by transience.  I don’t get irritated by much–at least not in my friendships–especially not things that boil down to decisions made by the [...]